Question

    Using technology in the classroom can produce unbelievable results. But for note-taking, it may pay to keep it old-school and stick with pen and paper. Students who take notes by hand appear to process information more deeply than those who take notes on a laptop or an iPad and other technological appliances, according to a study published this year.

Using the new fashionable method generally produces more raw notes. But students using laptops tend to do worse than note-takers by hand when answering conceptual questions about the material.

Researchers from Princeton and UCLA conducted several experiments with college students watching some video lectures. In one experiment, note-takers by hand wrote down fewer words than those typing on laptops. But the two groups performed about the same when answering factual questions about the lecture material, and students who wrote longhand did much better than laptop note-takers on conceptual questions .

What gives? Students using laptops tended to write what they heard word by word rather than processing the information; that resulted in a sort of “shallower” learning, the researchers say.

In a second experiment, students taking notes on laptops were told not to write down what they heard word by word. It didn't help in spite of the instructions. They still took notes word by word and they still did worse on conceptual questions than those taking notes by hand.

In a third experiment, students were able to briefly study their notes before answering questions asked a week after the lecture. Those reviewing their longhand notes did far better than students reviewing their typed notes.

A student named Jerry from the experiment said, “The study is right, and we have to think about what was said to take the notes because I could not write down every word. I even developed complex letter symbols to help. To study for tests, I went over and underlined key points to reinforce them. The process helped me understand the lectures better.”

1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean？___

A.It is necessary to take notes on a laptop or an iPad.

B.It is not worthwhile to take notes with pen and paper.

C.It needs much money to go to schools with a long history.

D.It may bring good results to use the traditional note-taking style.

2.What do the results have in common in the three experiments?

A.The students using laptops don’t understand the instructions.

B.The students using longhand write down all that they hear.

C.The students using laptops learn worse than those by hand.

D.The students using longhand don't process the information.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Jerry is good at inventing letter symbols. B.It's very hard for Jerry to write down notes.

C.Notes guarantee good performance in tests. D.Jerry approves of the study and its result.

4.Where is the text probably taken from?

A.An education column. B.A health magazine.

C.A travel guide. D.A biology textbook.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。根据今年发表的一项研究，手写笔记的学生似乎比在笔记本电脑、iPad和其他科技设备上记笔记的学生更深入地处理信息。文章中说明了三项试验来对比使用笔记本电脑的学生和用手记笔记的学生之间的学习效果差异，结果证明使用笔记本电脑的学生比用手记笔记的学生学得差。

1.

词义猜测题。根据上文Using technology in the classroom can produce unbelievable results. But for note-taking, it may pay to keep it old-school and stick with pen and paper.可知在课堂上使用科技可以产生令人难以置信的效果。以及后文Students who take notes by hand appear to process information more deeply than those who take notes on a laptop or an iPad and other technological appliances, according to a study published this year.可知根据今年发表的一项研究，手写笔记的学生似乎比在笔记本电脑、iPad和其他科技设备上记笔记的学生更深入地处理信息。由此可知，but表示转折，说明保持用笔和纸的传统记笔记方式会有好处。由此可知划线处意为“保持传统记笔记的方式会有好处”。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中But the two groups performed about the same when answering factual questions about the lecture material, and students who wrote longhand did much better than laptop note-takers on conceptual questions.可知但两组学生在回答与讲课材料有关的事实性问题时表现大致相同，而手写笔记的学生在概念性问题上的表现要比用笔记本做笔记的学生好得多。以及倒数第三段中They still took notes word by word and they still did worse on conceptual questions than those taking notes by hand.可知他们仍然逐字记笔记，在概念问题上，他们的表现仍然比那些手写笔记的人差。和倒数第二段中Those reviewing their longhand notes did far better than students reviewing their typed notes.可知那些复习手写笔记的学生比那些复习打字笔记的学生表现要好得多。由此可知，这三个实验的结果的共同之处在于使用笔记本电脑的学生比用手记笔记的学生学得差。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中A student named Jerry from the experiment said, “The study is right, and we have to think about what was said to take the notes because I could not write down every word.”可知参与实验的一个名叫Jerry的学生说:“这项研究是正确的，我们必须思考他们说了什么才能做笔记，因为我不可能把每个字都写下来。”由此可推知，Jerry赞同这项研究及其结果。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段中Students who take notes by hand appear to process information more deeply than those who take notes on a laptop or an iPad and other technological appliances, according to a study published this year.可知根据今年发表的一项研究，手写笔记的学生似乎比在笔记本电脑、iPad和其他科技设备上记笔记的学生更深入地处理信息。结合文章中说明了三项试验来对比使用笔记本电脑的学生和用手记笔记的学生之间的学习效果差异，结果证明使用笔记本电脑的学生比用手记笔记的学生学得差。由此可推知，文章属于教育发现类，最有可能来自一个教育专栏。故选A。